Peyyala Issac Vara Prasad
Bishop P. I. Vara Prasad | |
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| Bishop – in – Rayalaseema | |
| Church | Church of South India (A Uniting church comprising Wesleyan Methodist, Congregational, Calvinist, Presbyterian and Anglican missionary societies – SPG, WMMS, LMS, Basel Mission, CMS, ABCFM and the Church of England) |
| Diocese | Rayalaseema |
| See | Church of South India |
| In office | 22 February 2021 – present |
| Predecessor | B. D. Prasada Rao, CSI |
| Successor | Incumbent |
| Previous post(s) | Pastor - in - Gooty |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 25 March 1993 as Deacon 7 August 1993 as Presbyter by L. V. Azariah, CSI |
| Consecration | 22 February 2021 by The Most Reverend Dharmaraj Rasalam, Moderator (Principal consecrator), The Right Reverend K. Reuben Mark, Deputy Moderator (Co-consecrator) |
| Rank | Bishop |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Peyyala Issac Vara Prasad 8 October 1962 |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Denomination | Christianity |
| Residence | Kadapa |
| Parents | Smt. Sarah Sarojini (Mother); Sri P. Abraham (Father) |
| Education | B. Th. (Serampore) |
| Alma mater | Andhra Christian Theological College, Secunderabad, Telangana |
Bishop P. I. Vara Prasad (born 8 October 1962) is a silver jubilee Priest and current bishop of Rayalaseema Diocese of the Church of South India. Ever since his ordination as deacon/Presbyter in 1993 by then Bishop L. V. Azariah, he began his career as a Priest in Churches within ecclesiastical jurisdiction of CSI-Diocese of Rayalaseema that comprise parts of civil states of Andhra Pradesh and Telugu-speaking parts of Tamil Nadu. Vara Prasad is well versed in conducting mass, following Presbyterian, Congregational and Anglican rites.